Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a leading cause of death worldwide. In 2019 alone, AMR directly resulted in about 1.27 million deaths, and played a role in almost 5 million deaths. Without intervention, that death toll is expected to rise to about 10 million deaths per year by 2050.
These are staggering numbers.
However, there are ideas for helping these patients. One of them is the PASTEUR Act (Pioneering Antimicrobial Subscriptions to End Upsurging Resistance), which is a novel payment model